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Video: Cossatot on Wednesday, Ed Banks to Highway 278

Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 11:29 pm
by 737driver
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Re: Video: Cossatot on Wednesday, Ed Banks to Highway 278

Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 11:40 am
by Twindad
Nice spankin' in the Machine. But a few seconds of glub were edited out. Did we miss anything?

Re: Video: Cossatot on Wednesday, Ed Banks to Highway 278

Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 12:18 pm
by 737driver
Just about 5 more seconds of underwater footage, some $&"! blurts, and a frantic swim to the left eddy. The unedited swim is below. Not for little ears though!
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Re: Video: Cossatot on Wednesday, Ed Banks to Highway 278

Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 12:34 pm
by adamm
Waiting for a critique from one of the swr instructors on your swimming form. :poke2:

Re: Video: Cossatot on Wednesday, Ed Banks to Highway 278

Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 1:01 pm
by Cowper
I'm not a SWR instructor, but...

I might have suggested a different line for the in-boat portion of the run, but the swim seemed to be handled well enough. Clay got his feet up for a moment until he got oriented, then switched to an aggressive swim, picked a target, and went for it. Successfully. As a result, he got out of the water before going over the next drop. If I had done the same, I'd be happy with the results! :myday"

Re: Video: Cossatot on Wednesday, Ed Banks to Highway 278

Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 1:32 pm
by Twindad
A slight modification to Cowper's byline might be in order here:
"Trashed - get a little every time you go"

Add The Eagles "Dirty Laundry" as soundtrack and you have a carnage hit!

Re: Video: Cossatot on Wednesday, Ed Banks to Highway 278

Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 1:36 pm
by Twindad
A slight modification to Cowper's byline might be in order here:
"Trashed - get a little every time you go"

Add The Eagles "Dirty Laundry" as soundtrack and you have a carnage hit!

Re: Video: Cossatot on Wednesday, Ed Banks to Highway 278

Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 2:27 pm
by 737driver
I might have to do that Twindad. Your right Adam, I think I was supposed to keep my head down and swim my a$$ off, but if I'd done that then I would not have been able to yell $&@! without swallowing a mouth full of water!

Re: Video: Cossatot on Wednesday, Ed Banks to Highway 278

Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 2:39 pm
by okieboater
After many decades of boating the Tot, I can say from experience:

"Boys and Girls, we are all between swims!

It is only a matter of time"

Certification not current as a SWR Instructor, but my comment is, the main thing is you got to safety before more carnage happened.

I have been swimming in both the left and right eddies there and both are a welcoming inviting place to rest.

I have also been down the two chutes down stream swimming and that was not fun.

dave

Re: Video: Cossatot on Wednesday, Ed Banks to Highway 278

Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 5:41 pm
by adamm
Just poking fun, im jealous that i havent had the opprotunity to swim the tot yet.

Re: Video: Cossatot on Wednesday, Ed Banks to Highway 278

Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 11:16 pm
by RomanLA
It looks like the Machine treated you pretty well. I've heard it gets pretty trashy at lower levels. A few years back at a higher level, I went over the big rock that's sticking up at an angle downstream upside down...broke a finger...then went for a nice swim down Whiplash. It looks like you faired much better, besides the dent in the boat. :D

Re: Video: Cossatot on Wednesday, Ed Banks to Highway 278

Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2013 8:41 pm
by Twindad
One of the great things about the head-cam is that you don't have to deja-vu it the next time you run that rapid. I've already re-run my runs of the Machine and Whiplash Thursday a few dozen times and seen things I've only noticed fleetingly before. I'm going to put that paddle in exactly the right spot next time! :kayak:

Re: Video: Cossatot on Wednesday, Ed Banks to Highway 278

Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2013 10:31 pm
by ween
Tom, I was wondering how to contact you! I surely DO want the video... HIGH VALUE!!!

Re: Video: Cossatot on Wednesday, Ed Banks to Highway 278

Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 10:50 am
by Twindad
Elene,

I sent an e-mail to the address Cowper gave me and PM'd you on this board. I'm guessing the e-mail and the PM notification went to your junk mail folder? PM me back.

Re: Video: Cossatot on Wednesday, Ed Banks to Highway 278

Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 4:21 pm
by Twindad
Elene,

Check your PM's again.